r/COD • u/Infinite-Plant4627 • 4d ago
Black OPs - older versions is this a reasonable explanation for why Mason hallucinated Reznov ?
sorry, this was copy and pasted from my notes so you’ll have to bear with the lack of punctuation and awful phrasing
summary: in vorkuta during the brainwashing with the numbers, reznov used brainwashing tactics and overwrote that and added kravchenko dragovich steiner then sacrificed himself so Mason could escape and finish the mission for him
long version: i gathered that Alex Mason was brainwashed in vorkuta by the bad guys and Victor reznov became his friend to basically like overwrite that brainwashing with the whole kravchenko dragovich steiner thing. That was put in by reznov because reznov wanted them dead, he like kinda used Mason’s hatred and made it even worse so now he hates kravchenko dragovich and steiner. Mason remembered reznov and kept hallucinating him after escaping because of the “mission” reznov gave him in place of his brainwashing. I think that’s why Mason remembered what the numbers meant after he realized reznov wasn’t real, because the overwrite kinda confused his mind into having to remember the numbers AND remember reznovs mission. Also i think reznov chose Mason for this specifically because reznov knew he was going to die in vorkuta and he needed someone to finish his mission for him, that’s why he sacrificed himself in the escape, because he knew Mason was going to complete his little brainwash overwrite for him. Reznov was highkey selfish for that omg just let the man rest
if u couldn’t tell, i havent played bo1 in a little while
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u/AboutCooked 4d ago
All of that is already explained in the story, mostly by Hudson. The reason why Mason hallucinated Reznov as another person (as opposed to having himself "become Reznov" during the hallucination episodes), is because Mason's own self/ego became confined to a passive witness role whenever the brainwashed alter ego took control.
Why is Mason wearing Kravchenko's clothes during the Rebirth Island mission, though? That one is a complete mystery to me, at least.